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Emma of Blois (c. 950 – 27 December 1003) was Duchess of Aquitaine by marriage to William IV, Duke of Aquitaine. She ruled Aquitaine as regent for her son, William V, Duke of Aquitaine, from 996 until 1004.
Apr 26, 2022 · Emma of Blois. Daughter of Theobald I the Trickster, count of Blois and Luitgarde of Vermandois ; His overindulging in hunting and women offended her greatly. Around 990, he retired to a monastery. During the course of her marriage, she founded the monastery of Saint Peter in Bourguei and the abbey of Maillezais.
- 947
- December 27, 1003 (55-56)Aquitaine, France
Sep 8, 2018 · Emma of Blois was Duchess consort of Aquitaine by marriage. She also ruled Aquitaine as regent for her son William V. She is my 26 x great-grandmother.
Emma of Blois (950-1003), wife of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (r. 963-993), and mother of William Le Grande (r. 993-1030) was an emotional woman—or so we are told by Peter of Maillezais, writing between 1067 and 1072.
We know this by way of a chronicle account written by Peter of Maillezais that had been commissioned by his abbot, Goderan, a Cluniac brought in to reform the abbey in 1060 by William VIII, Emma’s grandson.2 The chronicle was written in 1067 or, signiijicantly, two full generations after Emma’s life.3 And thus while the monk’s account was ostensi...
- mickey abel
Emma de Blois-Champagne was born about 947 TO ABT 950 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, daughter of Thibaut II "le Tricheur" (Comte) de Theobald de Blois and Luitgarde de Vermandois. She was married about 968 TO ABT 969 in France to Guillaume 'Fier-à-Bras' d'Aquitaine, they had 2 children.
Emma of Blois, illegitimate daughter of Stephen, Count of Blois, a leader of the First Crusade and Crusade of 1101, slain on crusade 1101, (Emma was half-sister to Stephen, King of England); m.
